Written by East and GRAMMY-winning songwriter Lori McKenna (Brandy Clark, Tim McGraw), the ballad finds romance in Last Thursdayism – the notion that the universe might have been created just last week, with all our memories and history constructed in that moment – and two people who have a near-celestial bond. East croons, “could have been forever or last Thursday, could have been a million years ago. All I know is I’ve been chasing you through every lifetime we’ve been through.” For East, the lyrical nods to the theory become both an act of defiance and devotion, delivering a sense of relentless yearning that even in a world where the past might all just be an illusion, he’s found something and someone real to hold onto.

“Chasing You” is East’s second preview of his upcoming Rounder Records debut album, Worthy. // Continue to the full article